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i think on march 1 we begin at least on defense and discretionary spending. if there's enough squawking maybe by late spring, early summer it gets undone. we'll have that. still some head winds. there is this and the higher payroll tax. maybe first rate growth is a little slow but by the second half, things could be looking much better. >> this week, we moved closer to the unthinkable. the sequester that president obama promised us would never happen. listen just a few months ago. >> first of all, the sequester is not something that i proposed. something that congress has proposed. it will not happen. >> i don't know, that could be the one election promise the president fails to keep. the sequester a part of the decision on march 1st. what happens if the sequester happens? >> well, in fairness, i think that clip was about that the sequester would not happen on january 1st because he was saying they would be able to reach some kind of agreement. they reached an agreement to kick things down the road. >> he didn't say january 1st. he said the sequester will not
i think on march 1 we begin at least on defense and discretionary spending. if there's enough squawking maybe by late spring, early summer it gets undone. we'll have that. still some head winds. there is this and the higher payroll tax. maybe first rate growth is a little slow but by the second half, things could be looking much better. >> this week, we moved closer to the unthinkable. the sequester that president obama promised us would never happen. listen just a few months ago....
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thomas moore hospital to site the state's wrongful death act in defense of this lawsuit. the statement goes on to mention that the hospital outfit will not site colorado's law that says fetuses are not people any more. why not? why now? the bishops say they weren't aware of what the lawyers were arguing. the bishop's say chi's upper management didn't know what it's own lawyers were arguing in court. after the news report, they say they became aware, they huddled and decided that the legal argument didn't align with church teachings. >> where does this lead the lawsuit? when you first aired this piece, i was moved by the father, jeremy talking, when you visited the cemetery with him when he was at the grave with his wife and children. what did he say to this news today? >> i did talk to jeremy today. he didn't know about the statement. i read it to him over the telephone. he said he was stunned saying he's in shock and added, wow! but here's what his attorney is saying. she says, this is a self-serving document. it is inaccurate as to how it characterize the decisions of t
thomas moore hospital to site the state's wrongful death act in defense of this lawsuit. the statement goes on to mention that the hospital outfit will not site colorado's law that says fetuses are not people any more. why not? why now? the bishops say they weren't aware of what the lawyers were arguing. the bishop's say chi's upper management didn't know what it's own lawyers were arguing in court. after the news report, they say they became aware, they huddled and decided that the legal...
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thomas more hospital to cite the state's wrongful death act in defense of this lawsuit. the statement does go on to mention that the hospital also will not cite colorado's law that says fetuses are not people anymore. we also got a statement from the bishops of colorado. why now? the bishops say they weren't aware of what the lawyers were arguing. the bishops say chi's upper management didn't know what its own lawyers were arguing in court. after the news report, they say they became aware. they huddled and decided that the legal argument didn't align with church teachings. >> where does this leave the lawsuit, and i have to ask you because when you first aired the piece, i was so moved by the father jeremy talking when you visited the simitary with him at the wisite of his wife and children, what did he say? >> i talked to jeremy today. he didn't know about the statement. i read it to him over the phone. he said he was stunned, in shock, and he said wow. here is what his attorney is saying. quote, this is a self-serving document. it is inaccurate as to how it characteri
thomas more hospital to cite the state's wrongful death act in defense of this lawsuit. the statement does go on to mention that the hospital also will not cite colorado's law that says fetuses are not people anymore. we also got a statement from the bishops of colorado. why now? the bishops say they weren't aware of what the lawyers were arguing. the bishops say chi's upper management didn't know what its own lawyers were arguing in court. after the news report, they say they became aware....
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what you basically had republicans say, don't touch defense, we don't want to cut defense, not all of them but so many say don't touch defense. democrats say do not touch entitlement programs. do not touch entitlement programs. in a year that will be -- those two things will be 85% add interest on the debt, 85% of the total budget which leaves only 15% looking forward, what are we going to do? how will we create an economy and neither side is willing to have that debate. both sides in my view are willing to basically deficit spend and run us into a fiscal problem. republicans are unwilling to touch revenue so say let -- let's deficit spend and democrats are unwilling to address government spending so they deficit spend. both sides which is why this country does not trust washington. >> i want to get quickly to another issue, chuck hagel's confirmation hearing this week. not even the white house would defend his performance. here's a piece of it. >> i support the president's strong position on containment, as i said. if i said that, meant to say that i -- obviously his position on cont
what you basically had republicans say, don't touch defense, we don't want to cut defense, not all of them but so many say don't touch defense. democrats say do not touch entitlement programs. do not touch entitlement programs. in a year that will be -- those two things will be 85% add interest on the debt, 85% of the total budget which leaves only 15% looking forward, what are we going to do? how will we create an economy and neither side is willing to have that debate. both sides in my view...
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a matter once you get into these stories, the economists making the case that this could be because defense spending went down sharply and there are all kinds of reasons for it. i think the "washington post" got it right buyer making the headlines and by media organizations saying we are fair and balanced under played a major development. >> i think it was fascinating when president obama was running everything was the fault of the president. now, he is in office it's the fault of the republicans and congress. >> it's unbelievable how the excuse making comes out of this white house. the media just follows. that is what is sad about this. unemployment goes up to 7.9 and the media says it's under 8. >> jon: another media icon passed away this week. mayor ed koch died early friday morning at the age of 88. compared to most politicians, he spoke his mind. "new york times" quoted when out among the people are facing a news media circus at the blue room. he was feisty that could not be pinned down by questioners and could outtalk anybody in the authentic voice of new york. do you agree? >> i do.
a matter once you get into these stories, the economists making the case that this could be because defense spending went down sharply and there are all kinds of reasons for it. i think the "washington post" got it right buyer making the headlines and by media organizations saying we are fair and balanced under played a major development. >> i think it was fascinating when president obama was running everything was the fault of the president. now, he is in office it's the fault...
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rifles you use for hunting broadly, and pistols for self defense. now that balance has shifted and people are buying more pistols than rifles. when we talk about whether this is a reasonable thing for people to buy for their hobby i think what we have to remember is that the kind of use that buyers are imagining has visited very dramatically. where ten years ago you could say possibly the gun owners in america are still thinking about going out and hunting dear. now that balance has really changed. and what they're imagining is a visceral threat to their home or loved ones. what is weird about that, this is a decade in which crime has fallen precipitously. as there is less actual threat of some home invasion or a murder, a mugging the perception of those threats, and the perception of the need to defendoneoneselves has risen. >> john: base on your reporting who do you think the nra really represents, and more importantly, why? >> well, starting in 1999, the industry was under assault like the tobacco makers, the big tobacco was from civil liability
rifles you use for hunting broadly, and pistols for self defense. now that balance has shifted and people are buying more pistols than rifles. when we talk about whether this is a reasonable thing for people to buy for their hobby i think what we have to remember is that the kind of use that buyers are imagining has visited very dramatically. where ten years ago you could say possibly the gun owners in america are still thinking about going out and hunting dear. now that balance has really...
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i asked him why he had it, it was for self defense. because he's gnaw able to control a 12-gauge shotgun. she would have been better able to engage both of those threats with an ar-15. >> okay, i want to bring in our senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. he's on the other side of the aisle. the second amendment, which is obviously, you know, part of our constitution, has it always been interpreted in the same way? >> no, these are 18th century words that have had very different meanings over time. until 2008, there was no individual right under the second amendment to have a gun. but the supreme court changed in 2008, and in the famous heller decision, the supreme court said yes under the second amendment, you do have a right to keep a handgun in your home. but what other kinds of rights do you have to have other guns is now frankly pretty mysterious. the supreme court said, dangerous and unusual weapons can be regulated. can even be prohibited. are assault weapon s dangerous and unusual weapons? we don't know the answer to that at thi
i asked him why he had it, it was for self defense. because he's gnaw able to control a 12-gauge shotgun. she would have been better able to engage both of those threats with an ar-15. >> okay, i want to bring in our senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. he's on the other side of the aisle. the second amendment, which is obviously, you know, part of our constitution, has it always been interpreted in the same way? >> no, these are 18th century words that have had very different...
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. >> he wants to become the next secretary of defense. >> gear up for a gold old fashioned grills. i want to know if you were right or wrong. >> will you please answer the question. >> if you would like me to explain. >> i would actually like an answer. >> i want the truth. you can't handle the truth. >> haegle faces questions from the panel. >> balance the budget and also the issue of sexual assault in the military. >> now estimated at 19,000 a year. >> they want to create the fear. >> a woman trying to defend her children. women he needed to defend themselves. >> they want to create the fear. >> trying to inject fear where a mother runs out of bullets. >> six bullets may not be enough. it is all fear based. >> at the senate hearing today for chuck haegle for secretary of defense. most senators thought this was the big question. >> troubling statements that he has made about israel. >> refused to sign the letter supporting israel. >> israel our relationship with israel. >> do you think the nation of israel has committed war crimes? >> john mccain thought this was the big question.
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this is something that the secretary of defense has the power to do on his own authority. but most senators have no interest in that. in this rape crisis in the american military and they wasted their time today talking about policy questions that have nothing to do with being secretary of defense. joining me now alex wagner and eugene robinson. >> alex, in our military today, women are actually putting their lives at risk simply bien listing. and we have to sit there today and watch the senators wander all over today about policies that have nothing to do with being secretary of defense when they have this crime crisis right in front of them. >> the reasons for that are two-fold. one is violence perpetrated against women have been ignored by the congress of recent years. the violence against women act has not been renewed. plenty of republican folks running for congress had a robust and totally untethered to reality conversation about rape or protecting women. in some way it is sort of understandable i guess or ignoring issues pertaining to issues and their health. i thin
this is something that the secretary of defense has the power to do on his own authority. but most senators have no interest in that. in this rape crisis in the american military and they wasted their time today talking about policy questions that have nothing to do with being secretary of defense. joining me now alex wagner and eugene robinson. >> alex, in our military today, women are actually putting their lives at risk simply bien listing. and we have to sit there today and watch the...
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they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with lesbian and gay rights, for him to say something like that on a national stage, playing for the lombardi trophy, everything on the line for this trophy, to be a distraction to his team was selfish. hopefully he can learn from his mistakes. it's been a p.r. nightmare for this young man. jim hardaway made that fateful mistake years ago and it cost him his job. >> he said he was thinking with his head instead of his heart. perhaps we're getting that valentine's day is just around the corner -- what gets me is how all of a sudden they get this sensitivity religion. his agent comes out and says he's going to tak
they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with...
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they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with lesbian and gay rights, for him to say something like that on a national stage, playing for the lombardi trophy, everything on the line for this trophy, to be a distraction to his team was selfish. hopefully he can learn from his mistakes. it's been a p.r. night namare f this young man. jim hardaway made that fateful mistake years ago and it cost him his job. >> he said he was thinking with his head instead of his heart. perhaps we're getting that valentine's day is just around the corner -- what gets me is how all of a sudden they get this sensitivity religion. his agent comes out and says he's going to ta
they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with...
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self-defense? pretty rarely, too. 70% of gun homicides are from handguns. the supreme court said that the fact these are frequently used in crimes does not mean that under the constitution you can prohibit them. the fact and you can point to any particular crime where a gun was misused, that approval to ban this gun or the accessories, that is the opposite of what the supreme court is saying. you do not look only at the misuse of an arm or accessory, you look at its lawful use. does it have common, lawful use. yes, handguns have common, lawful use. handgun magazines have common, lawful use. yes, the ar-15 rifle, the best selling rifle in this country for years, has pervasive lawful use. >> if we restrict access to these guns, we are limiting the ability of individual americans, law-abiding americans, to use them for lawful purposes? >> criminals may misuse something, but that does not constitute sufficient reason to prevent law-abiding citizens from using a commonly used firearm. >> ms. trotter, do most of the gun-owning women that you know have an inclinat
self-defense? pretty rarely, too. 70% of gun homicides are from handguns. the supreme court said that the fact these are frequently used in crimes does not mean that under the constitution you can prohibit them. the fact and you can point to any particular crime where a gun was misused, that approval to ban this gun or the accessories, that is the opposite of what the supreme court is saying. you do not look only at the misuse of an arm or accessory, you look at its lawful use. does it have...
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secretary of defense. he knows a lot about this stuff but he's trying to sell it, michael hastings, i think it's a little bit of "the wizard of oz" oz," the sweet old man behind all the bluster. >> if he is a catholic then he should remember the rule you thou shalt not kill. as a catholic myself, that's one that i try to follow pretty religiously. >> he is the secretary of defense. the cabinet might be full of lots of secretary of defense for all i know. >> a catholic to be secretary of defense, but they're violating one of the fundamentalel tenants of their religion. by very credible reports the bureau of investigative journalism one of them over 100 people under the age of 18 killed in drone strikes in pakistan, a country we're not at war with. that's more than five nutans. where we have these debates and we can't have assault weapons and we're the number one global arms seller. we're taking the leading edge on the drone technology. we're regularly killing people in countries we're not even at war with.
secretary of defense. he knows a lot about this stuff but he's trying to sell it, michael hastings, i think it's a little bit of "the wizard of oz" oz," the sweet old man behind all the bluster. >> if he is a catholic then he should remember the rule you thou shalt not kill. as a catholic myself, that's one that i try to follow pretty religiously. >> he is the secretary of defense. the cabinet might be full of lots of secretary of defense for all i know. >> a...
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they're apparently laying the basis for a self-defense defense now that jodi arias concedes, that, yes, she did kill travis alexander with two gunshots and 27 slash and stab wounds. sunny hostin is our cnn legal analyst, ryan smith covering the trial of the ins and outs as well. ryan, day three on the stand for jodi arias. how is she doing? >> she is, i think, a powerful witness. she's describing some very explicit things. she's making it seem as if travis alexander was forcing himself on her. but she is not using words that indicate anything other than a consensual relationship. >> how do you mean? >> for example, she says that at one point he baptized her, they go back to her home, and, remember this is the mormon faith, he baptizes her, takes her home and then he, for lack of a better description, bends her over the bed and forces himself on her. she doesn't say that was rape. she said she didn't want it, but went along with it because that's what travis wanted to do. jodi arias speaks in two different ways. in one way she tries to play it as if she's been forced upon and she's been
they're apparently laying the basis for a self-defense defense now that jodi arias concedes, that, yes, she did kill travis alexander with two gunshots and 27 slash and stab wounds. sunny hostin is our cnn legal analyst, ryan smith covering the trial of the ins and outs as well. ryan, day three on the stand for jodi arias. how is she doing? >> she is, i think, a powerful witness. she's describing some very explicit things. she's making it seem as if travis alexander was forcing himself on...
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we want critical defense attorneys to represent some of the worst people in the world. when is security and exchanges commission was established in the '30sroosevelt, he appointed a man deeply involved, joseph p. kennedy. he said hey, look, guys, i know all of the tricks because i've play ds them. now they're over. can i say on the dodd-frank bill, one important point. when we passed that bill in june, 2010, the financial community and the republicans said this is going to be the end of the markets. this is going to destroy the financial community. in the 2 1/2 years since that bill became law, the dow jones industrial average has gone up 40%. we have just had one of the best periods in american history in the stock market. and i'm not saying that the passage of the bill caused it, but the notion by trying to get good regulation, let me say this. if that's undermining, there's a lot of people that would like to be undermined. >> well, the chairman conceived it and the president is fighting to protect it. former congressman bar knee frank, thanks for your time tonight. >
we want critical defense attorneys to represent some of the worst people in the world. when is security and exchanges commission was established in the '30sroosevelt, he appointed a man deeply involved, joseph p. kennedy. he said hey, look, guys, i know all of the tricks because i've play ds them. now they're over. can i say on the dodd-frank bill, one important point. when we passed that bill in june, 2010, the financial community and the republicans said this is going to be the end of the...
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we're thawing did a gun culture that's primarily focused on self-defense. what's weird about that is it's a time that crime is declining pretty rapidly. >> when we talk about -- there is some -- i don't want to put sort of cultural differences at the root of this, but that is some part of that, and i thought actually chris wallace did an effective job of drawing that out from wayne law pierre yesterday when they were talking about the ad that the nra was running about the obama daughters. let's play a little bit of that sound. >> the president's kids are safe, and we're all thankful for it. the point of that ad -- >> they also face a threat that most people do not face. >> tell that to the people in newtown. sflu really think that the president's children are the same kind of target as every schoolchild in america? i think that's ridiculous, and you know it, sir. one of the points of that ad that i want to ask you about is you made it a class argument. the rich, the elite. >> sure. >> they have bodyguards. they have security. >> sure. and mayor bloomberg ha
we're thawing did a gun culture that's primarily focused on self-defense. what's weird about that is it's a time that crime is declining pretty rapidly. >> when we talk about -- there is some -- i don't want to put sort of cultural differences at the root of this, but that is some part of that, and i thought actually chris wallace did an effective job of drawing that out from wayne law pierre yesterday when they were talking about the ad that the nra was running about the obama daughters....
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meanwhile outgoing defense secretary leon panetta is scheduled to testify on capitol hill on thursday on the u.s. response to that attack in libya. >>> president obama has signed an extension for the federal government's ability to borrow new money. the measure will suspend the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling until the middle of may. the bill also requires members of the house and senate to pass a budget by mid-april or risk having their own pay withheld. >>> the dow's bounce above 14,000 didn't last long. worry about europe dragged the market down yesterday, the biggest losses of the year. the dow was down 129. the nasdaq lost 48. in the previous session, the dow had hit its highest level in years. >>> the u.s. government plans to file a civil lawsuit against the ratings agency standard & poor's. the suit accuses the firm of giving high ratings to risky mortgage bond and led to the 2008 financial crisis. s&p says the suit is without merit. >>> medical marijuana has been legal in california since 1996. but now some cities are banning the dispensaries. a ruling will soon determine how far
meanwhile outgoing defense secretary leon panetta is scheduled to testify on capitol hill on thursday on the u.s. response to that attack in libya. >>> president obama has signed an extension for the federal government's ability to borrow new money. the measure will suspend the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling until the middle of may. the bill also requires members of the house and senate to pass a budget by mid-april or risk having their own pay withheld. >>> the dow's bounce...
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comes as the white house plays defense. >>> plus, it certainly appears the man holding the young boy hostage is listening to media. wait until you hear how police are now changing their tactics. >>> and in just minutes, i'll speak live with the super bowl's mvp. boy, do i have a lot to ask of joe flacco, from the blackout, to his big announcement after the game. the news is now. >>> hi, everyone. good to be with you here on this monday. i'm brooke baldwin live in new york. and we begin with some of the hottest stories in a flash, rapid fire. roll it. sorry, market watchers. look with me as the dow is down 127 points as we're just about two hours away from the closing bell. taking a big step back today in the quest for the record books. getting close to the record high, what was that, just friday, remember on friday, actually closed above the 14,000 mark for the first time in more than five years. >>> now to this one, no surprise here, president obama and texas governor rick perry don't agree. this time about the boy scouts banning gay people from leadership roles in the organization.
comes as the white house plays defense. >>> plus, it certainly appears the man holding the young boy hostage is listening to media. wait until you hear how police are now changing their tactics. >>> and in just minutes, i'll speak live with the super bowl's mvp. boy, do i have a lot to ask of joe flacco, from the blackout, to his big announcement after the game. the news is now. >>> hi, everyone. good to be with you here on this monday. i'm brooke baldwin live in new...
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. >> part of the defensive line. before he went out, he said hold it out. tell the guys to hold it down. kept fighting. >> reporter: his final stand to beat the 49ers. a story book ending could only end this way, right. michael phelps said it was better than winning a geld in a -- gold in a pool. when the confetti dropped, this is what being a fan of the baltimore ravens is all b it -- all about. it's in our hearts. we live for moments like this. >> we're number one. go ravens! baltimore! >> jamie costello reporting. the team is bringing that team back here to baltimore and the city is getting ready. cheryl conner has more on the plans for the victory parade. >> reporter: take a look. sense ifs are starting to go up around the city. driving down pratt street looks like the grand prix is back in town. it is to set up to scrawt -- congratulate the baltimore ravens. it will go down commerce street, down pratt and howard before ending at m&t bank stadium. behind this is tracy. >> we've been working with vendors, the city crews, the mayor's oafs -- office, every
. >> part of the defensive line. before he went out, he said hold it out. tell the guys to hold it down. kept fighting. >> reporter: his final stand to beat the 49ers. a story book ending could only end this way, right. michael phelps said it was better than winning a geld in a -- gold in a pool. when the confetti dropped, this is what being a fan of the baltimore ravens is all b it -- all about. it's in our hearts. we live for moments like this. >> we're number one. go...
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that was then defense secretary donald rumsfeld announcing that u.s. troops would be leaving the kingdom of saudi arabia, would be closing our military bases there. that was april 2003. the u.s. had had troops in saudi arabia dating back to the 1950s. but in 1990, during the first gulf war, the number of u.s. soldiers we had in saudi arabia skyrocketed. we had hundreds of thousands of american troops in saudi arabia during that first gulf war. and after that war, some american troops stayed behind. they stayed permanently on bases in saudi, partly to help monitor saddam hussein's activities next door. but from the very beginning, the fact that american troops were maintaining essentially a permanent military presence in saudi arabia, that was an unpopular thing among some citizens of that country. many saudis did not want a permanent u.s. military presence in a country where two of islam's most sacred sites are located, mecca and medina. the most notorious opponent of u.s. troops being stationed in saudi arabia, the most vociferous opposed is osama bin
that was then defense secretary donald rumsfeld announcing that u.s. troops would be leaving the kingdom of saudi arabia, would be closing our military bases there. that was april 2003. the u.s. had had troops in saudi arabia dating back to the 1950s. but in 1990, during the first gulf war, the number of u.s. soldiers we had in saudi arabia skyrocketed. we had hundreds of thousands of american troops in saudi arabia during that first gulf war. and after that war, some american troops stayed...
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i think on march 1 we begin at least on defense and discretionary spending. if there's enough sidewalking maybe by late spring, early sum eshg it gets undone. we'll have that. there's still some headwinds. there's this and the higher payroll tax. maybe first-half growth would be a little slow but i think the storm is sending us a message that by the second half things could be looking much better. >> this week, austin, we moved closer to the automatic across the board spending cuts, the sequester that president obama promised us would never happen. listen a few months ago. >> first of all, the sequester is not something that i propose, it's something congress has po pro-posed. it will not happen. >> i don't know, austin. that could be the one election promise the president fails to keep, the sequester a critical part of the fiscal cliff punt that delayed a new year's decision on those cut on march 1st. what is if the sequester happens? >> well, in fairness, i think that cliff was about the that the sequester would not happen on january 1st, because he was say
i think on march 1 we begin at least on defense and discretionary spending. if there's enough sidewalking maybe by late spring, early sum eshg it gets undone. we'll have that. there's still some headwinds. there's this and the higher payroll tax. maybe first-half growth would be a little slow but i think the storm is sending us a message that by the second half things could be looking much better. >> this week, austin, we moved closer to the automatic across the board spending cuts, the...
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he is now on the defensive. the republicans need to stand pat and say we're not going to lift a finger until you offer us alternate cuts in the same amount. >> bill: meaningful spending cuts to balance the budget. >> meaningful spending cuts. otherwise, they will go for the automatic cuts. >> bill: march 1st they kick, in right? >> only way they will get a penny of cuts out of obama. it's now automatic. all you have got to do is stand pat and do nothing. >> bill: march 1st the deadline? >> march 1st. >> bill: okay. that's coming up. charles, thank you. directly ahead, the factor has learned the fbi is actively looking into what senator robert menendez was doing in the dominican republic. we will tell you about what could happen to the senator if charges of underage prostitution are proved. later, monica crowley and alan colmes also weigh in on the political ramifications of the menendez story. those reports after these messages. >> bill: factor follow up segment tonight, there is federal law that says any americ
he is now on the defensive. the republicans need to stand pat and say we're not going to lift a finger until you offer us alternate cuts in the same amount. >> bill: meaningful spending cuts to balance the budget. >> meaningful spending cuts. otherwise, they will go for the automatic cuts. >> bill: march 1st they kick, in right? >> only way they will get a penny of cuts out of obama. it's now automatic. all you have got to do is stand pat and do nothing. >> bill:...